Flat-skulled Shrew vs Salento Iris

Sorex roboratus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Sorex	Iris
Species	Sorex roboratus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.